Pre-Release Access to Official Statistics: UK Wood Production and Trade (provisional figures)

Introduction The Forestry Commission’s arrangements for pre-release access to Official Statistics are described in a Pre-Release Access Statement¹.

This document supplements the statement by giving the names and/or job titles of all those persons to whom pre-release access has been granted to UK Wood Production and Trade (provisional figures). The report covers 2 forms of pre-release access:

- Part 1 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access to the Official Statistics in their final form for briefing purposes. As this is a release covering the UK, the pre-release access period is limited to 24 hours.

- Part 2 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access for quality assurance purposes.

The justification for giving advance access to each listed recipient will be available on request.

Sheila Ward Forestry Commission Lead Official for Statistics Updated May 2020

¹ https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/about-our-statistics/code-of-practice/pre-release-access-to-official-statistics/ Part 1: Pre-release access to final form (24 hours) (last updated May 2020)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

- Stephen Penlington, Head of Trees, Woodlands & Forestry Policy
- Dan Oldham, Policy Adviser
- Jessica Jacques, Senior Strategic Communications Officer
- Phoebe Brown, Communications Officer, Press Office

Forestry Commission:

- Ian Gambles, Director
- Richard Greenhous, Director of Forest Services
- Ian Tubby, Principal Adviser, Business and Markets, Forest Services

Forestry England:

- James Simpson, Forest Management Director
- Stuart Burgess, Senior Press Officer
- Wally North, Forestry and Timber Sales Manager

Scottish Government:

- Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change & Land Reform
- Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy
- Minister for Rural Affairs and Natural Environment
- Bridget Campbell, Director, Environment and Forestry
- Kate Higgins, Special Adviser

Scottish Forestry:

- Dave Signorini, Chief Executive
- Alan Hampson, Head of Policy
- Jason Hubert, Head of Business Development
- Jonathan Taylor, Head of Secretariat
- Brendan Callaghan, Head of Operational Delivery
- John Dougan, Head of Operational Development
- Helen Sellars, Head of Sustainable Forestry Management
- John Cummings, Secretariat Officer
- Paul Munro, Media Officer
- Steve Williams, Press officer Forestry and Land Scotland:
- Simon Hodgson, Chief Executive
- Trefor Owen, Director Land Management
- Michael Hymers, Head of Corporate Support

Welsh Government:

- PS First Minister
- PS Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
- PS Minister for Environment
- PS Cabinet Secretary for Finance
- PS Permanent Secretary
- Peter Greening, Cabinet Secretary
- Alex Rawlin, Special Adviser
- Tim Render, Director, Land, Nature and Forestry Division
- Ceri Witchard, Deputy Director Land, Nature and Forestry Division
- Elizabeth Lyon, Head of Forestry Resources Policy Branch
- Scott Dewis, Forest Resources Knowledge Data and Statistics Manager
- Glyn Jones, Chief Statistician
- Heledd Owen, Head of Communications and Marketing, Natural Resources Dept
- Sue Leake, LGC and Natural Resources Statistics Collection
- Simon Jenkins, Head of News
- Matt Greenough, Special Adviser for Strategic Communications

Natural Resources Wales:

- Ruth Jenkins, Head of Natural Resource Management Policy
- Richard Cardwell, Senior Statistician
- Michelle van Velzen, Sustainable Land Management Team Leader
- Neil Stoddart, Sales and Marketing Manager

Forest Research:

- James Pendlebury, Chief Executive
- Clare Parker, Head of Communications Part 2: Pre-release access for quality assurance (last updated April 2020)

Expert Group on Timber & Trade Statistics:

- Nicol Sinclair, Forest Research (Chair)
- Nick Boulton, Timber Trade Federation
- Alan Christison, Tilhill Forestry
- Neil Cowan, James Jones & Sons Ltd
- Michael Fairgrieve, DAERA Forest Service
- Peter van-Velzen, Natural Resources Wales
- Jason Hubert, Scottish Forestry
- David Leslie, James Jones & Sons Ltd
- Nigel Manley, Balcas Timber Ltd
- Wally North, Forestry England
- Richard Palmer, AW Jenkinson Forest Products
- Mike Yerbury, Egger UK
- Stephen Stanley, Scottish Woodlands
- Andy Leitch, Confederation of Forest Industries
- David Symons, Euroforest Ltd
- Sheila Ward, Forest Research
- George Webb, Norbord Europe Ltd
- Ian Tubby, Principal Adviser, Business and Markets, Forest Services

Forest Research:

- James Pendlebury, Chief Executive
- Chris Quine, Chief Scientist